The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-02
n NEWSEIIT'S.
STATE.

Hon. j. S. Cothran, Congressman
elect from the Third S. G. District, is IN
Washington :. The holiness evan relists
were expelled from Columbia OH the
23d by number of young men of that
city. ..William j. Thompson was con-
victed of mLnslaughter ut Waltcrboro
on th1 21th. w. Il. Owens aud three
sons were acquitted Of the charge Of in
timidation In the u. &. Court at Green
vile Oh tho 25th -. Thomas Jordan died
suddenly ut Anderson on the 23d. The
records OF the treasury department. show
that there has not been failure Of Il
national bank in South Carolina since
the system was established. q. .Oconcc
Is without n military organization.
Mrs. Louisa Pfcil;cr was seriously burned
Mt her home In Charleston on the 25th, |
by pouring kerosene oil on Il fire. The
cadets at the Citadel arc recovering from |
the measles aud mumrs. The hospital
Wasempty on the % i.b'ssr'-.!5'o !5onn Kleck1cy,,
~ MuosLoI n,1.1s o1.I1seAs4-@IcNinSton county, died on
" !Hn5essss'z23th The committee appointed
Thy Columbia Township to secure names
enough to order an election to vote
$40, 600 to the Columbia, Ncwbcrry and
Laurcns Railroad has not yet secured
he requisite number Of names TO order
the election, but are making fine pro-
grrs'.. .McCatfrrly Bros. sold 81 Texas
ponies in Columbia on the 25lh, at prices
ranging from $50 to $GS .. ID. w. Cham
dlcr, of MayeSvillc, Sumter county. has
sued II. j. Colfey, of North Carolina, for
$4,000 damages. Columbia felt Il
. Slight earthquake shock on the 2Gth
Sloan d Blakcly. wholesale 81 loccry mcr-
chants OF Columbia, made an assignment
on the 2Gth to Ebcn Stcnhou5e for the
benefit OF their creditors, without prefer
cnce. Nominal assets, $l2. $40; liabilities,
Sl3, ll3. Mr.. e. j. Youngblood, OF
Edgciicld, died on the 2Sth, aged 81
years. Hon. w. ii. Brawlcy, of Char
lesion, has been chosen the anniversary
orator by Erskine College. -. Two
coa hes Of II special train carrying Sll-
pcrlntendent Avcrill, of the South Caro-
lima Railway, were badly damaged ut
Columbia on the 2Sth by the. throttle OF
the engine blowing out as engineer
llcIdt was returning from the water tank
to the coaches, the engine rushing
against them with tremendous force
small fire occurred in Columbia on
the 2Sth, damaging slightly the stocks of
j. III. Davis, M. l.. Kinard, Desportes &
Edmunds and r. l.. Bryan & Go. The
fire was put out before it made much
hcadway The freight depots of the
Richmond and Danvillc Railroad Com
pany at Columbia will be consolidated
at the Charlotte Depot on Banding St..
after March 7th. The G. & G. II. r.
depot there will be closed on the 7th.
GENERAL.
Ed. Jordan shot and killed Mrs. Luther
Warren in Cincinnati for having remon-
stratcd with him for Kicking her baby
carriage: Five men were Killed and
two fatally injured by the falling of a
scaitold at Bcllcfontc, Pa, on the 23d.
:...Rcport says that the Nashville and
Chattanooga Railroad has been sold to
the Richmond and Danyillc. "A hot
water heater OH tho Wabash Railroad
exploded in chair car at Danvillc, Ill.,,
on the 23d, blowing out the windows
and shattcring both ends Of the car.
Inc passengers escaped injury. The
Canadian elections show the election of
ITO Conservatives, SG Liberals and 4 In
dcpendcnts! A new party has been
formed, called '"rhc New Labor Party"
composed OF Grcenbackcrs, Henry
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